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My new wine blog business cards? I am so excited to introduce to you my new and improved introduction cards. What better way to share my love of fermented grapes as well as meet new vino lovers and bloggers. I have made particular changes to the look of the cards as well as added a bit of wine education on the back of the cards. Check them out and let me know what you think! Enjoy!

La Capra Viognier 2009

Today I visited a new wine store named DiWine Spirits and I was enticed by the great selection of wines they had in stock. I may have roamed around the store for about 2 hours. It was a great experience. The owners were very knowledge about the different types of fermented grapes. I was totally interested is learning as much as possible. I finally decided on challenging my taste buds with trying the Viognier grape. This grape variety produces a white wine. I had the pleasure to enjoy a delicious South African wine named La Capra Viognier 2009. This vino was perfect with my scallop and mushroom pasta. I will be sharing my love of the Viognier grape with my friends at the next girls night out. Until then, enjoy the pics. Cheers!!!

Vino Note: In others countries La Capra wines are sold by the glass. Now that's a party!!

Girl Go Lightly- Low Cal Wine

Hello Wine Lovers,
I'm excited to share with you a new wine I have tasted. It's a Unoaked Chardonnay named "Girl Go Lightly". Since I'm a lover of unoaked wines, this Chardonnay was a great choice for me. After I learned that the vino was low in calories I had to order another glass. Just one personal fault about the Chardonnay, it was sweeter than I expected. But with an 11% alc content, who could ask for more? *Check out the cute girly-girl picture of the wine bottle (courtesy of thewinebar.com webpage).      

Wine Calories

Ok, as a responsible vino sipper, I feel that it is important to share as much information I know about wine as possible. Ladies... this topic is not a fun one but is necessary to discuss. Calories hidden in wine. Thanks to another awesome wine blogger, wine folly, we can make a better conscious decision on the best wines to drink at the right times. If you are like me, as our bodies mature we take a closer look at the calories we intake each day. And wow... what a chore this can be. Take a look at the chart created by wine folly. Now lets exhale and enjoy a glass of Merlot. Feel better? Me too! Cheers!

CK Mondavi 2011 White Zinfandel

Tonight I chose to drink a different type of vino, White Zinfandel. Personally I have never been a fan of White Zinfandel because I feel it's a very watered down version of the Zinfandel grape. To my surprise, this particular wine is made up of 83% Zinfandel, 15% Chenin Blanc and 2% "other" grapes. I'm not sure if I'm ok with this mixture. The palate of the wine is very light including a zest of strawberry. After  visiting the website, I received a bit more information about the vineyard and the different wines that are offered by CK Mondonvi. I would love to try a few of the other wines. All in all, I recommend this White Zin to Moscato drinkers who are looking for a new taste. If you have also tried the CK Mondonvi wines, tell me what you think. Cheers! 

La Cabriole 2012 Cabernet de Saumur- Rose Wine

While gathering ingredients for dinner at Whole Foods (downtown Baltimore) I decide to also check out the wine store next door, Bin 604. To my delight they had a wonderful selection of fresh summer wines. My palate felt like a light wine to drink with dinner tonight. I had white wine at home and decided to try a Rosé. Their selection of blush wines are great. The employee (wine lover) was so knowledgeable. I really appreciated the minimum cost of the wines. They were tasty and affordable. I narrowed it down to a fresh Rosé. I have tasted two glass of the vino so far and I am not disappointed. I recommend this blush wine to be served and enjoyed very chilled. Cheers!